Political-economic values and the relationship between socioeconomic status and self-esteem

Journal of Personality

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 25-42

  Malka, Ariel ^a   Miller, Dale T ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33845807031     PISSN: 00223506     EISSN: 14676494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6494.2006.00431.x     Document Type: Review

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